Monday, January 10, 2011

FLOOD WARNINGS

We've been warned !
Our Premier and Lord Mayor have both gone on TV,

independently,

to warn us that a big flood is coming.

It is supposed to be at it worst on Thursday.

It has triggered a lot of panic buying of supplies.


Our local supermarket's shelves are bare.


Especially the bread shelves


and baked beans and tinned spaghetti !!!


There's not much milk left either. 


Long queues at the checkouts.

This shopping centre was flooded over the rooftop in 1974, the time of the last big flood.



Certainly the river is up


and full of floating debris from upstream.
They're saying it will go up at least another 2 m !

Hard to believe

We've been instructed to prepare, so prepare we will.
Friends who live by the river have been offered a place to stay here with us.

We have food,

a tank full of water,

gas to cook with,

candles and torches for when/if the electricity goes out,

ice blocks and freezer blocks

and

lots of toilet paper !!!

Let's hope we don't need any of it.

Cheers.
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20 comments:

  1. Marigold JamJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    Oh Helen I do so hope you won't need any of it - will be thinking of you and praying the waters don't reach you! You see I am not gone far - am still around and will be posting just not as often!

    Hope you manage to keep dry.

    Jane

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  2. **Anne**January 11, 2011 at 2:14 AM

    Hi Helen,
    Thinking of you up there. Sit tight and I hope all will be well with you and not too much flooding and damage of property in Brisbane.
    Anne

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Oh my word, hope the flood doesn't reach you and that you manage to stay dry.

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  4. KateJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:37 AM

    Sounds like you are as prepared as you can be. Stay safe.

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  5. Mrs Twins January 11, 2011 at 3:41 AM

    I was wondering about you Helen.
    Those shelves are absolutely bare, oh dear.
    The pictures on the TV are very distressing.
    Keep safe, Love Suex

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  6. SherryJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:55 AM

    I saw that on the world news and i have been thinking of you, praying that you all stay safe.

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  7. TonyJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    Working around the clock to finish the Ark !

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  8. busybusybeejayJanuary 11, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Thinking about you.Take care and keep safe and keep us posted.We are all thinking about you.

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  9. josiekittenJanuary 11, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    I do hope you are ok. Must be very worrying. Keep safe.

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  10. kimJanuary 11, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Stay safe......no rash rescue missions to be undertaken.......don't like the look of those bare supermarket shelves, but very relieved to hear you will not run out of toilet paper, very important commodity in crisis situations.........but all joking aside, take care.
    florrie x

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  11. UnknownJanuary 11, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Amazing coverage, reporter H.... So, much more detail than we are hearing on the News here in the States. Probably, due to the awful shooting and AZ. And the SNOW in the East.

    This is so much more real to life as you report in. Now..... You and Tony and those kids all stay safe. Keep us posted. Amazing pictures.

    Kate

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  12. Aussie MariaJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Lots of luck and best wishes Helen. Hope you stay relatively "dry". My family have said they are ok, just wait and see.

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  13. Aussie MariaJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Glad to see that Tony is being sensible. Make sure he has all the animals on board :-)

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  14. Yorkshire PuddingJanuary 11, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    I'm seeing it all unfold on the BBC News. I'm glad to hear that you are on higher ground. People have died and others are lost. This is no time for quips. Fingers crossed for you Helen.

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  15. andamentoJanuary 12, 2011 at 3:55 AM

    Thinking of you. Anne.

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  16. YolandaJanuary 12, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    I have been so saddened by all the flooding there.Stay safe.

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  17. rhymeswithplagueJanuary 13, 2011 at 5:22 AM

    "Glad you are on higher ground," says YP. I second that thought. Praying for protection and safety for those who are not.

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  18. FoodyJanuary 13, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    I have been hearing about this on our news and am thinking of you. But all this buying of food, if it floods, will people run away to somewhere safer and take all their food with them? If it were me, Iwoul dsave the car space for things that were more precious. After all, food can be obtained anywhere else. I do hope your higher ground will keep you right out of it.

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  19. SandyJanuary 13, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    I hope you are on high ground and don't live near the flooding river! Another blogger I visit who lives in your city had to leave her apartment and hasn't been back yet. The videos and photos are just unbelievable! Keep us posted and take care of yourselves!

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  20. harmony and rosieJanuary 14, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    Please let us know you're safe Helsie, they must be scary and uncertain times for you all. Stay safe. x

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